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| Newspaper headlines: Climate reparations and Sunak hits out at Hancock | Newspaper headlines: Climate reparations and Sunak hits out at Hancock |
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| Developments at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt are the focus for several papers. The Daily Telegraph says Britain has opened the door to paying "climate change reparations" to developing countries by supporting talks on the issue. A number of nations are pushing for compensation from richer countries responsible for most of the world's pollution, it says. | Developments at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt are the focus for several papers. The Daily Telegraph says Britain has opened the door to paying "climate change reparations" to developing countries by supporting talks on the issue. A number of nations are pushing for compensation from richer countries responsible for most of the world's pollution, it says. |
| The Daily Mail leads on the same topic, reporting shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband's call for the UK to spend more on tackling climate change disasters abroad - and criticism of his comments by some Tory MPs. | The Daily Mail leads on the same topic, reporting shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband's call for the UK to spend more on tackling climate change disasters abroad - and criticism of his comments by some Tory MPs. |
| The Guardian reports analysis suggesting that the US and the UK are failing in their commitment to provide their fair share of funding to curb climate change in poorer countries, to the tune of billions of pounds. | The Guardian reports analysis suggesting that the US and the UK are failing in their commitment to provide their fair share of funding to curb climate change in poorer countries, to the tune of billions of pounds. |
| The Financial Times says the US wants to encourage the world's largest companies to help developing countries cut their use of fossil fuels through a new carbon credits scheme. The plans will be unveiled at COP27, says the paper. | The Financial Times says the US wants to encourage the world's largest companies to help developing countries cut their use of fossil fuels through a new carbon credits scheme. The plans will be unveiled at COP27, says the paper. |
| The Times says the government is in line to spend almost half of the foreign aid budget in Britain as it grapples with the arrival of migrants in small boats and the Ukraine crisis. | The Times says the government is in line to spend almost half of the foreign aid budget in Britain as it grapples with the arrival of migrants in small boats and the Ukraine crisis. |
| Matt Hancock is "letting down voters" with his I'm A Celebrity reality TV show appearance, the prime minister tells the Sun. The PM says he was "very disappointed" by the former Tory health secretary's move. | Matt Hancock is "letting down voters" with his I'm A Celebrity reality TV show appearance, the prime minister tells the Sun. The PM says he was "very disappointed" by the former Tory health secretary's move. |
| The Daily Star's front page also takes aim at Matt Hancock, reporting claims he had his contract on another reality TV show - Celebrity SAS - changed so he could appear in the I'm A Celebrity....! jungle and secure a £400,000 fee. | The Daily Star's front page also takes aim at Matt Hancock, reporting claims he had his contract on another reality TV show - Celebrity SAS - changed so he could appear in the I'm A Celebrity....! jungle and secure a £400,000 fee. |
| Keeping triple lock protection for pensions is a "matter of Tory principle", three former ministers tell the Daily Express. Ahead of the autumn Budget, it reports that they have urged Rishi Sunak to keep the payment increases in place or the government will risk "losing the grey vote". | Keeping triple lock protection for pensions is a "matter of Tory principle", three former ministers tell the Daily Express. Ahead of the autumn Budget, it reports that they have urged Rishi Sunak to keep the payment increases in place or the government will risk "losing the grey vote". |
| The i newspaper turns its attention to the potential nurse's strike, with planned action ahead of Christmas said to make it the biggest in the occupation's history. The paper reports that around 300,000 nurses are thought to have voted in favour of industrial action, which will trigger the postponement of non-urgent operations and extend waits for A&E. | The i newspaper turns its attention to the potential nurse's strike, with planned action ahead of Christmas said to make it the biggest in the occupation's history. The paper reports that around 300,000 nurses are thought to have voted in favour of industrial action, which will trigger the postponement of non-urgent operations and extend waits for A&E. |
| Bonfire night "mayhem" makes the front page of the Metro. The newspaper reports disturbances involving youths setting off fireworks in several towns and cities - highlighting the death of a 17-year-old boy in Halifax, West Yorkshire. | Bonfire night "mayhem" makes the front page of the Metro. The newspaper reports disturbances involving youths setting off fireworks in several towns and cities - highlighting the death of a 17-year-old boy in Halifax, West Yorkshire. |
| And the Daily Mirror focuses on 1970s murder suspect Lord Lucan - reporting a facial recognition expert saying an elderly man living in Australia has been found to be an "exact match" for the missing peer. Lord Lucan disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering his family's nanny, Sandra Rivett, in London. | And the Daily Mirror focuses on 1970s murder suspect Lord Lucan - reporting a facial recognition expert saying an elderly man living in Australia has been found to be an "exact match" for the missing peer. Lord Lucan disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering his family's nanny, Sandra Rivett, in London. |
| Rishi Sunak has arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt for COP27 | |
| As the COP27 summit gets under way, the Telegraph says Britain has opened the door to climate reparations with UK negotiators backing a last minute agreement to discuss "loss and damage" payments for countries badly affected by climate-related disasters. The Daily Mail says Labour's Ed Miliband has "sparked outrage" by calling on the UK to acknowledge its "historical responsibility" and send cash to countries hit by climate change. | |
| The Guardian, quoting a climate website Carbon Brief, reports that the UK, US, Canada and Australia have already fallen billions of dollars short of their "fair share" of climate funding for developing countries. In an editorial, the Financial Times says what the world needs to see from COP27 is co-ordinated government action - especially by China and the US. | |
| The Times reports that the government is in line to spend almost half of its foreign aid budget in Britain as ministers grapple with migrants crossing the channel in small boats and the Ukraine war. It notes that under Treasury rules, as much as £3.5bn for refugees and migrants in the UK will be considered part of Britain's contribution to international development. | |
| The front page headline in the Daily Express states that keeping the pensions triple lock which would see the state pension rise by inflation is a matter of "Tory principle". It quotes three former Conservative ministers demanding that pensions are put at "the top of the list of priorities" - amid fears that the party risks losing its "vital grey vote". | |
| The Financial Times reports that chief executives of companies in the FTSE 100 index saw their pay rise by an average of 23% this year. It says the revelation comes during tense negotiations with rank-and-file staff about below-inflation pay increases. | |
| The Royal College of Nursing is due to unveil the results of its ballot, which ended last week, in the next few days | |
| The possibility of a strike by nurses features prominently. The Telegraph says industrial action would reduce the NHS to running a "bank holiday service" with patients facing cancelled chemotherapy, dialysis and surgery. Its editorial calls for trade union the Royal College of Nursing, the opposition and the government to get together to work out a viable future for the NHS before it collapses. The i warns the proposed industrial action will hit A&E patients as well as testing the resolve of the prime minister and chancellor on pay restraint. | |
| The Metro devotes its front page to what it calls a "bonfire night of mayhem" after a 17-year-old boy died in Halifax. The paper describes running battles between police and teenagers in towns across Britain - turning bonfire night into a "war zone". | |
| The Daily Mirror has what it describes as a "world exclusive" blurred photograph of an Australian pensioner - which it states is an exact match for Lord Lucan. He disappeared in 1974 and is suspected of murdering a nanny. The Mirror quotes a facial recognition expert saying that the algorithm making the connection is "never wrong". | |
| And Rishi Sunak tells the Sun he is "very disappointed" with Matt Hancock for joining the ITV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! The prime minister says MPs should be "working hard for their constituents". | |
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